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1、AContrastiveAnalysisofTableCultureBetweenChinaandWesternCountriesByHuangxiangA2012UndergraduateoftheSchoolofForeignLanguagesofTeachersCollegeSupervisor:HanRongMay7th,20122AContrastiveAnalysisofTableCultureBetweenChinaandWesternCountriesThesisstatement:TherearedifferencesoftableculturebetweenChinaand

2、westerncountries.OuttlliineI.Introduction:abriefaccountoftablecultureII.ThemajordifferencesoftableculturebetweenChinaandwesterncountriesA.SeatsarrangementB.Theuseoftableware1.TheuseoftablewareinChina2.TheuseoftablewareinwesterncountriesC.ThecontentofdietingD.DrinkingstyleE.Theconceptoftime.Reasonsfo

3、rthedifferencesoftableculturebetweenChinaandwesterncountriesA.CulturalbackgroundB.EconomicbackgroundIV.TheattitudesthatweshouldholdtothedifferencesoftableculturebetweenChinaandwesterncountriesV.Conclusion3AContrastiveAnalysisofTableCultureBetweenChinaandWesternCountriesAuthor:XuHaiyanSupervisor:HanR

4、ongI.Introduction:abriefaccountoftablecultureItiswellknownthatcultureplaysanimportantroleinourdailylifeandalsoinoursociety.Wecantimaginewhatourlifewouldbelikewithoutculture.Inallkindsofcultures,tablecultureisoneofthemostinfluentialparts.Chinahasalonghistoryoftableculture.Accordingtotherecordeddocume

5、nt,ChinahasformeditswayoftablecultureinZhoudynasty.Theseritualshasmaturedandimproved,andtheyplayedanimportantroleinancientsociety,eveninmodernsociety.Theyarethefundamentalcultureofpersonalrelationships,whichpromotethedevelopmentofhumansociety.Inthe20thcentury,theItalianculturewastakenintoFrance,thus

6、tablemannersandmenutermshavebecomemorerefinedandelegant.Etiquetteguidelineshavealsoemerged.Today,tablemannersstillcontinuetobepassedoninEuropeancountries.AsthewesternculturesareintroducedintoChinainalargescale,traditionalChineseetiquetteisconstantlyimpactedbyWesternone.TheprotectionoftraditionalChin

7、eseetiquetteandeffectiveintegrationwithwesternetiquettearemoreconducivetocross-culturalcommunicationwith4Westerncountries.DuetothedifferencesofnaturalenvironmentandlifestyleinChinaandwesterncountries,peoplehavemanydifferentkindsoftableculture,whichsomehowreflectthecustomsandhabitsbetweenChinaandwest

8、erncountries.Whatsmore,comparingthedifferentandsametableculturewillhelpustolearnmoreaboutthemannerandcultureinwesterncountries.Asthesayinggoes,foodisthemostimportantforpeople.Itnotonlydealswithhungeratpresent,butalsocontainsmoreculturalmeanings.Thediningtableisoneofthemostvitalplaceswheregoodculture

9、saredisplayed.Elegantmannersatthetablemaybringfriendshipandevensuccess.Obviously,itisclearthateatinghasinfiltratedintoeveryaspectofsociallifegradually.InEnglish-speakingcountries,wealsohavesuchaproverbas“youarewhatyoueat”.Fromthissentence,wecantotallyunderstandwhateatingmeanstohumanbeings.Astheecono

10、mydevelops,moreandmorebusinessesaresettledonthetable.Soitisquiteimportantforustogetagoodknowledgeofthetablecultures.Now,Chinaandwesterncountrieshavemoreandmoreexchanges.ComparingSino-WesterntableculturesandexploringthedifferencesbetweenSino-Westernculturesplayanimportantroleinimprovingourself-cultiv

11、ation,aswellasenhancingfurthercooperationbetweenChinaandwesterncountries.II.ThemajordifferencesoftableculturebetweenChinaandwestern5countriesFromwhatwehavediscussedabove,wecanmovenaturallytothesecondpartofthethesis.Inthefollowinganalysis,emphasiswillbeputonthedetaileddifferencesoftableculturebetween

12、Chinaandwesterncountries.Afteranalysis,wewouldgetadeeperunderstandingoftableculture.A.SeatsarrangementInChinesetableculture,theguestsareseatedingoodorder.Thearrangementofseatsembodiesrespectforguests.Whereaguestisseateddependsonhisage,socialstatusandsoon.“Takingtheleftforupper”isthetraditionalcustom

13、inChina.Itmeansthattheleftseatsarehigherthantherightones.Theguestofhonorshouldbearrangedontheleftofthehost.Inthepast,Chineseadvocatedsouth,eastandtheleft.Whenentering,theeldersandtheguestsarerequiredtositfromleftsideofthechair.Itisimportanttonotethatthemastershouldnotletguestssitinaseatneartheservin

14、g,whichisataboo.Astimepassedon,theviewofpositionhaschanged.Itnotonlyinheritsthetradition,butalsotakessomeviewsofWesterncountriesforreference.Theguestshouldbearrangedontherightofthehost.Atpresent,whenpeopleholdmeetingortakeagroupphoto,theyareaffectedbythisrule.Intradition,Chinesepeopleentertainguests

15、usingtheEight-Immortaltable.Theseatfacingtothedooristheseatofhonor,whileotherguests6areseatedaside.Theolder,theguestofhonor,orthehigher-levelisseatedattheupperseat,andthehostsitsatthelowerseat.Whentherearemorethanonetable,thehostandthehostesssittogetheratthemaintable.Thedistancefromthemaintabledeter

16、minesthepositionofpeople.Theshorterthedistanceis,themoreimportanttheguestis.Themaintableisastandard.Therighttableishigherthantheleftone.However,inwesterncountries,afterthehostessannouncesthatdinnerisready,thehostshouldleadgueststositinturn.Theprincipleofgeneralseatingarrangementistositaccordingtothe

17、segregationofthesexes.Themainmaleguestssitdownfirstlyattherightsideofthehostess.However,themainfemaleguestsareseatedontherightofthemainmaleguests.Theothercouplesareinthediagonalseats.B.TheuseoftablewareChopsticks,forkandknifearethebasicdifferencesbetweenChinaandwesterntablecultures.1.Theuseoftablewa

18、reinChinaFirstly,letstalkabouttheuseoftablewareinChina.a.Chopsticks.Chopsticksareconsideredasanextensionofonesfingers.Theyaretraditionallyheldintherighthand,evenbyleft-handedpeople.Althoughchopsticksmaynowbedeployedbyeitherhand,left-handedchopstickuseisconsideredimproper.Thispracticepreventsaleft-ha

19、nded7chopstickuserfromaccidentallyelbowingaright-handeduserseatednearby.Attentionshouldbepaidtotheuseofchopsticks.Firstly,ifthereareremnantsonthechopsticks,dontlick.Usingthelickedchopstickstotakefoodupsetsotherpeoplesappetite.Secondly,weshouldputasidethechopstickswhiletalkingtoothers.Thirdly,donotin

20、sertchopsticksverticallyonthefood,becauseitisonlyusedwhenweareinmemoryofsomeonedead.Atlast,chopsticksareonlyusedforpickingupfood.Itisrudetousechopstickstopickyourteeth.Chopsticks,whennotinuse,areplacedeithertotherightorbelowonesplateinaChinesetablesetting.b.SpoonsSpoonsareusedprimarilyforeatingliqui

21、dorsemi-liquidfoods,suchassoup,steworicecream,andverysmallorpowderysoliditemswhichcannotbeeasilyliftedwithchopsticks,suchassugar,cerealsandgreenpeas.c.ToothpickFollowthesestepstouseatoothpickinChinesetableculture.(a)Graspthetoothpickfirmlynearoneendandbetweenyourthumbandindexfinger.Placethepointedendofthetoothpicknearthegumbetweentheteethwhichcontainsthebitoffoodyouwishtoremove.